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Florida Research Leader Presented Groundbreaking Advancements in the Fight Against Blinding Eye DiseaseORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- This week, a Florida-based research and transplant leader with offices in Orlando presented two pioneering studies at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference. The Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, the world's only combined eye bank and ocular research center, collaborated with two major research universities to uncover results altering eye donor and eye disease exploration. "We were happy to see the conference come to Orlando and we were pleased to share our findings with the ARVO attendees. We believe these developments get us one step closer in the fight against blinding eye disease," said Jason Woody, president and CEO of LEITR. "ARVO is such an asset because we always leave with connections that generate more collaboration among industry and academia leaders." This year, the LEITR team along with its new scientific director, Dr. Mitch McCartney, presented two studies:
ARVO was held at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando from May 4-8. ARVO is the largest and most respected eye and vision research organization in the world. ARVO members include more than 12,750 researchers from more than 80 countries. About the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research (LEITR) The Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc., (LEITR) is a nonprofit, charitable organization dedicated to the recovery, evaluation and distribution of eye tissue for transplantation, research and education. LEITR's Eye Bank, located in Tampa, Fla., is the only combined eye bank and ocular research center in the world. Since its inception, it has brought the "Gift of Sight" to more than 60,000 men, women and children worldwide. For more information, visit www.lionseyeinstitute.org.
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